It was another early start in Kos.
Unusually for me, I had no real plan of what I was going to shoot despite my best efforts in researching.I did however know the dawn was going to be clear and some great light would be present.
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While away in Kos Greece recently the first person I met on arrival at our hotel in Kardamena was this lovely character called Neofitos.
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Finally got a moment to dig into some of the images captured last week in Kos Greece.
This is from one of my early morning trips out to catch the dawn.
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Aug
24
I recently returned from a well-earnt break in Greece which got me thinking about this image.
I created this image (note I said created not taken) a couple of years ago.
I came across this Caravan pitched up in October 2019 and just had to return when the light was right to shoot it.
Greece, Summed Up In An Image.
It’s no secret I love Greece especially the island of Rhodes.
Greece has been a thread throughout my life in many different ways and the catalyst to me picking up a camera.
Lifestyle Photoshoot, Walk Before Dinner
About a month ago I published a blog post titled A Perfect Moment – Capturing A Lifestyle Photoshoot called Greek Summer In Grey November Link Here
Walk Before Dinner is another image from that same shoot captured in chilly November.
I captured this background for use as a Lifestyle shot well over a year but for one reason or another I never have.
The background is of St Pauls Bay below Lyndos village Rhodes Greece.
It was created from approx 27 individual frames mostly to allow me a more flattering perspective and to keep the Chapel below and the Temple above from getting lost completely in the image.
The technical aspects of capturing Nathan & Emma was much simpler than in The Perfect Moment image.
For starters the lighting in this image was soft rather than directional which previously required matching with the direction and quality of the background.
Creating images without the models feet showing that otherwise need realistic shadows created is also much simpler hence why many people based composites are 3/4 not full lengths.
I rarely time these things but the final composite not including the background creation took approx 6 to 8 hours to complete.
End Of Season, Rhodes
It’s been a busy end to what has been a slightly unusual year with both new exciting opportunities as well as a few challenges too but life is never linear or dull as an image creative!
October saw me back in Rhodes for a third time in 3 years but this time I chose to spend my time filming rather than capturing stills which I seem to be doing more and more of these days.
I decided (for the most part) to keep the gear to an absolute minimum. Apart from the Video time lapse section which was shot with my Canon 5D Mk4 most of the remaining filming was captured on iPhone and my Sony RX100 pocket point and shoot albeit a high end one!
My biggest dilemma was wether to take my gimble but I decided it would be a great exercise in adaptability and creativity to do without it plus I simply couldn’t be arsed to carry it !
Dec
19
Commercial Lifestyle Photographer, A Perfect Moment
I’m going to state the obvious..winter is never an ideal time of year for a commercial lifestyle photographer to shoot summer lifestyle in the U.K!
Unfortunately, that was exactly what was required on one chilly November morning with two brave Welsh models Emma James and Nathan Scola.
The backgrounds for this shoot were all captured in the warmer months of August in Greece and required my models to be dressed for the summer.
To make the composite work seamlessly I required many elements to work together including natural light even if it was the grey type!
Commercial lifestyle photography can be tough but Nathan and Emma were true professionals and used their vivid imaginations to bring the greek summer into the shots despite the biting November cold. I’ll be sharing more from this shoot in the next few weeks.
